Sarthak Ahuja

CEO

Gurgaon, Haryana, India15 yrs 1 mo experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Gold Medalist from ISB for All Round Excellence
  • Published author with bestselling books on entrepreneurship
  • Director with extensive experience in investment banking and startup advisory
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Finance and Education expert with a focus on Investment Banking and Startup Advisory.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business EducationTraining DevelopmentBusiness StrategyFundraisingReal Estate InvestmentInvestment BankingTransaction Advisory

Other Skills

Business & Finance EducationTraining Program DesignSocial Media ManagementMarket AnalysisValuationDeal StructuringLegal ComplianceValuationsFinancial ModelingCorporate Law AdvisoryTransaction Advisory ServicesMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Business ValuationIncome TaxPersonal Income Tax Returns

About

A Chartered Accountant with over a decade of experience in areas of Deal Advisory, Business Modeling and Fractional CFO services, Sarthak is a Partner at Sandeep Ahuja & Co., and a Director at Niamh Ventures Pvt Ltd. In the firm, he heads areas of Startup Advisory and Investment Banking, assisting startups raising equity and debt capital at Series A and beyond. His department’s areas of service include financial modeling, valuations, deal negotiations, corporate restructuring, due diligence, and legal-financial support in drafting and executing Shareholders’ Agreements, Share Purchase Agreements, and all ancillary compliance. His strategic services include design and execution of ESOP policies, Co-founders’ equity structures, Share Appreciation Rights, M&A, and other matters of internal policy and SOP design. A Gold Medalist for All Round Excellence from ISB, Sarthak has also been published about in the leading financial newspapers such as The Financial Express as possibly the youngest Indian to have completed the courses of CA, CS and CMA along with a graduate degree in Financial & Investment Analysis from University of Delhi, all by the age of 23 years. He’s a published author, and his book, “Daily Coffee & Startup Fundraising” has been on the Amazon Bestseller list. His second book, "Founder's Office" has been the Hottest Release in Entrepreneurship on Amazon within the week of launch. Both books occupy spots on the top 10 books on Entrepreneurship in India. He teaches courses of Corporate Finance and M&A. In addition, he’s also been a TEDx Speaker and is invited for keynote speeches, owing to his work and content in areas of startup finance with a combined online following of over 2 Mn. At Niamh Ventures, he works on building educational content around business and finance for entrepreneurs and founders, and is currently a passion project. You may get in touch with him at casarthakahuja@gmail.com to know more about the nature of assignments handled and the details of the clients managed.

Experience

15 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
8 yrs
Average Tenure
15 yrs 1 mo
Current Experience

Niamh ventures llc

Director

Apr 2022Present · 4 yrs 1 mo · United Arab Emirates · Hybrid

  • Heads the vertical on Business & Finance Education in the company for various programs on business finance, corporate finance, M&A, fundraising, real estate, imports & exports as well as designs and delivers comprehensive training programs for business owners to help them build systems and processes for scaling up.
  • The company's programs include, but are not limited to the following:
  • The Business Class - Million dollar business opportunities in India today
  • The Moneyball - Startup Fundraising, Term Sheets, Valuations and Deal Structuring
  • The Foreign Exchange, and The Cartel - Building an import-export business from India
  • The Middle Eastern - Building a business, and tax planning in the UAE
  • The Real Estate, and The Land Bank - Investing in Real Estate, Financing, Valuations and Legal Aspects
  • Founders of Tomorrow, and The White Space - Building a Consumer Brand, and analysing consumer business opportunities
  • The company also manages social media accounts under the names of "CA Sarthak Ahuja" and "Aditi Randev" with 1600+ educational videos and a total audience of over 4 Million across Instagram, Linkedin and YouTube.
  • The company also works on creating several IP assets in partnership such as the show, "Behind the Billions" on CNBC, a podcast series with "1Finance", and several other educational media assets across platforms and countries.
Business & Finance EducationTraining Program DesignSocial Media ManagementBusiness EducationTraining Development

Indian school of business

Director - Finance, Governance & Special Initiatives - GSB Class of 2017

May 2016Apr 2017 · 11 mos

  • Elected Director of the Finance and Governance function in the elected Graduate Student Body of the MBA (PGP) Class of 2017 at the Indian School of Business.
  • Responsible for:
  • Managing the Graduate Student Body Fund for knowledge development and social activities
  • Supervising the functioning of 20+ professional and social clubs
  • Spearheading Business School Relations with other B-Schools to coordinate inter B-school events at ISB and promoting ISB's events outside campus
  • Leading the Admissions Initiative from the student body, spearheading a team of 50 Brand Ambassadors focused on providing mentoring to prospective PGP applicants
  • Achievements:
  • Introduced performance-based fund allocation to Clubs leading to increased spend on knowledge development activities by ~350%
  • ­- Designed and implemented Governance Policy for assessment of Clubs, GSB Core and Councils, thereby increasing transparency
  • ­- Led a cross-functional team of 5 across campuses to double CEO participation in the Shadow-a-CEO program over last year
  • Awarded the ISB Young Leader Award and the Chairman's Award for the Best All Rounder Student for the PGP Class of 2017

Sandeep ahuja & co.

Partner

Apr 2011Present · 15 yrs 1 mo · Gurgaon, India

  • Heads Investment Banking and Transaction Advisory in the firm including M&A transactions, primary and secondary funding, in both equity and debt.
  • Skills include valuations, financial modeling, deal term negotiations & drafting, and corporate law advisory on allied matters, including but not limited to Venture Capital, Private Equity, Venture Debt, Revenue Based Financing and other modes of modern business financing.
  • In his prior role with the firm, he has managed assignments related to direct & indirect taxation, audit and assurance, and fractional CFO roles in manufacturing, hospitality, not-for-profits as well as startups.
Investment BankingTransaction AdvisoryValuationsFinancial ModelingCorporate Law Advisory

Education

Indian School of Business

Post Graduate Program in Management (MBA)

Jan 2016Jan 2017

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Chartered Accountancy

Jan 2008Jan 2013

The Institute of Cost Accountants of India

Cost & Management Accountant — Management Accounting

Jan 2008Jan 2012

Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies

Bachelor of Finance & Investment Analysis

Jan 2008Jan 2011

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India

Company Secretary — Corporate Law

Jan 2008Jan 2011

St. Columba's School

12th — Commerce

Jan 1995Jan 2008

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